Slater & Beckerman, for Grand Imperial, LLC, owner. Application May 31, 2013 - Appeal seeking to reverse Dept of Buildings determination not to issue a Letter of No Objection PREMISES - 307 West 79th Street, Block 1244, Lot 8, Manhattan.
Carl A. Sulfaro, Esq., for Onofrio and Josephine Papia, owners. Application February 5, 2013 - Proposed construction of a new one family residence located in the bed of a mapped street, contrary to General City Law Section 35. R1-2 zoning district. Block 4434, Lot 147, Queens. CB #7Q
Carl A. Sulfaro, for Woodward Avenue Realty, Inc., owner. Application January 29, 2013 - Proposed construction of a one-story warehouse located partially within the bed of mapped street (Metropolitan Avenue), contrary to General City Law. Block 3393, Lot 49, Queens. CB #5Q
Law Office of Vincent L. Petraro, PLLC, Mitchell S. Ross, Esq., for X & Y Development Group, LLC., owner. Application December 26, 2012 - Variance to permit a transient hotel and North Queens Medical Center. Block 5181, Lot(s) 11, 14, 15, Queens. CB #7Q
Eric Palatnik, P.C., for Saltru Associates Joint Venture, owner. Application November 30, 2012 - Amendment which permitted an enlargement of an existing non-conforming department store. Block 6491, Lot 11, Brooklyn. CB #11BK
Local Law 4 of 2012 requires mortgagees to notify HPD within fifteen days when: Commence a mortgage foreclosure action; Discontinue a mortgage foreclosure action; Receive a judgment in a foreclosure action or sell the foreclosed property.
Gerald J. Caliendo, R.A., AIA, for Llana Bangiyev, owner. Application March 9, 2012 - Variance (§72-21) to permit for the construction of a community facility and residential building. Block 2130, Lot 14, Borough of Queens. COMMUNITY BOARD #6Q ACTION OF THE BOARD -
In 2012, the City Council passed Local Law 44 (LL44) which requires HPD to make information available on its website about certain housing development projects receiving City financial assistance.
The Department of Buildings's 1968 Building Code incorporates advances in technology and construction that had been made following the Second World War. However, it has become outdated and this revised version of the code is as a result of the implementation of Local Law 33-2007 in 2008.